PERENNIALS: Aconitum carmichaelii; Actaea simplex (formerly known as Cimicifuga); Artemisia lactiflora; Japanese anemones (A. hupehensis and A x hybrida); asters (the novi-belgii kinds are prone to mildew, but other good varieties include 'Little Carlow', 'Mönch' and cultivars of A. amellus, A laevis and A. lateriflorus); chrysanthemums, dahlias, echinacea; eupatorium; Helenium; perennial sunflowers (Helianthus); Kirengeshoma palmata; Persicaria; Rudbeckia; sages (Salvia); sedums; golden rod (Solidago); Verbena.
GRASSES: Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster'; Deschampsia cespitosa; Miscanthus sinensis; Molinia; Panicum; Pennisetum; Stipa.
BULBOUS PLANTS: Garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Amaryllis belladonna; canna (not hardy: in colder areas, the rhizomes should be lifted after first frost, dried off and stored over winter); Cyclamen hederifolium; Colchicum speciosum; Crinum; saffron crocus and autumn crocus (C. sativus and C. speciosus); Nerine (many are tender, but the common N. bowdenii is hardy: plant in a sunny, sheltered position); Schizostylis coccinea; Sternbergia lutea.
SHRUBS: Abelia; Ceratostigma willmottianum and C. plumbaginoides; fuchsia; hebe; hibiscus; hydrangea; Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'; potentilla.